The mysterious disappearance of an American college student in the Dominican Republic has captured national and international attention.
Sudiksha Konanki, a 20-year-old University of Pittsburgh student from Loudon County, Virginia, was last seen walking on a beach outside the five-star RIU Republica Resort in the early morning hours of March 6. She has yet to be located.
Here is what we know so far about the events leading up to and after Konanki’s disappearance:
March 5
Konanki was in the Dominican Republic, staying at the five-star RIU Republica Resort with a group of six female Pitt students, the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital.
Konanki was seen walking on the beach with six people that evening prior to her disappearance, three Dominican officials told ABC News.
Most of the people in the group returned to the hotel that night, but one person stayed behind with Konanki on the beach into the early morning hours of March 6, ABC News reported, citing an investigative police report.
The hotel added that its team is “providing full support to the authorities in the search, and an emergency protocol has been activated to ensure that all necessary measures are taken.”
March 9
Defensa Civil Dominicana resumed its search for Konanki at 6 a.m. on Sunday.
March 10
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares told “Fox & Friends” on Monday morning his office was “still in the information-gathering stage.”
“Her friends have all been accounted for, that is the good news,” he said. “Obviously, our heart breaks for the family. We want to find her, we want to hopefully find her safe and sound. Right now, there is just so much that we don’t know.”
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When asked about a Monday report that Konanki may have drowned, a spokesperson for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office told Fox News Digital authorities “have heard this and have seen no evidence presented at this time.”
“As of last night, investigators were still actively interviewing persons who may have seen or been with her last Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, as well as reviewing surveillance video and phone records to help ascertain what happened and why,” spokesperson Thomas Julia said.
Fox News’ Greg Norman, Lorraine Taylor and Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
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